Around the North

An agricultural symposium designed to spur collaboration between Northern Ontario farmers and researchers in the agricultural sector is set to take place next week in Sault Ste. Marie. A joint initiative of the Sault Ste.

VMS Ventures Inc. has begun exploration on its three Sudbury projects—Golden Pine, Terra Incognita, and Black Creek—located 37 km north of Sudbury.

AuRico Gold Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Northgate Minerals Corporation.

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre has appointed Jason Naccarato to the role of vice-president of development. Naccarato will lead market development initiatives in science and technology, including the Algoma Games for Health initiative.

Porter Airlines is adding a fourth daily flight to its service at the Greater Sudbury Airport. Starting Jan. 16, 2012, the new flight will arrive from the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport at 9:30 a.m.

Sudbury will host an international mining conference in June, the first time the event will be held in Canada.

The first segment of Detour Gold's transmission line at its Detour Lake project has been connected to the Ontario power grid. The 135-feet of line runs from the project, located 150 kilometres north of Cochrane, to the Island Falls power station.

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) said it looks forward to working with the new provincial cabinet.

Thunder Bay has been selected to host the 2016 Can-Am Police-Fire Games.

Cascadero Copper of Vancouver has entered into an option agreement that enables it to earn a 100 per cent interest in the Powerline gold prospect, which consists of 31 contiguous units in four claims blocks in the Sudbury mining district.